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I am holding a longer thinner board which is more like an alaia. JJ is holding a UK inspired belly board with concave through the bottom and a lifted nose. JJ’s boogie board shape has a light concave going from rail to rail as well as 5mm of revers rocker through the middle.\n\nCarl’s board leaning against me has a slightly rolled bottom from rail to rail and a very flat rocker through the centre. All the boards have a fresh layer of linseed oil rubbed into the bottom and are super slick when moving through the water. \n\nBottom: Sean takes off on the 7’2. Although this board has no rocker, the board flexes into the wave face lifting the nose out of the water.\n\nThe board almost never pearls, however, without the flex it would be a pearling machine.\n\n![Corky Testing Day](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F460294e5e3\u002Fcorky-testing-day-4.jpg)\n\n![Corky Testing Day](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fd5f44f08b7\u002Fcorky-testing-day-5.jpg)Top: JJ gets an absolutely astonishing amount of speed from his body board! I could not believe he was taking off on these small, average waves and still be able to blast top turns. 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It was a mini-mal which had the tail and the nose broken off and the ends crudely (sorry Carl) shaped and glassed. However, the board rips. Carl surfed it convincingly.\n\nShapers are sometimes humbled to find super beat up and broken boards surf better than the new boards we produce.\n\n![Corky Testing Day](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fedfb33819c\u002Fcorky-testing-day-8.jpg)\n\n![Corky Testing Day](https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F960485400c\u002Fcorky-testing-day-9.jpg)Top: After watching Sean and JJ on Carl’s board, I had to feel what was going on. I can feel finless boards better when bellyboarding. I can feel how the rails and curves are engaging with the water. I was surprised by how easy the board was to ride. I had no issues with side slipping without any hope of control.\n\nSide slipping, or the “La La” as ancient Hawaiians called it, is great fun, however, you want to be able to gain control again. 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","2013-04-05 00:00",{"src":438,"alt":82},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fbead0eb480\u002Ffins-film-nalu-1.jpg",[440],{"name":306},{"path":183,"uuid":442,"storyId":443,"fullSlug":184,"slug":444,"title":182,"description":445,"date":446,"image":447,"authors":449,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"84d64ce9-90b7-4ec3-a648-7ad6cd44f50e",214855218505677,"surfie-fitness","Health writer, Jennifer Buckle, mixes her passions for fitness and surfing. ","2013-02-26 00:00",{"src":448,"alt":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F346f10f15a\u002Fsurfie-fitness-3.jpg",[450],{"name":306},{"path":71,"uuid":452,"storyId":453,"fullSlug":72,"slug":454,"title":70,"description":455,"date":456,"image":457,"authors":459,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"cfea3b59-aaa9-4465-afe9-7f2f8675d0ef",214855138760624,"dugout-canoe-david-rastovich","Can we replicate an Hawaiian dugout canoe?","2013-02-13 00:00",{"src":458,"alt":70},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81dca5dbe8\u002Fdugout-canoe-david-rastovich-2.jpg",[460],{"name":306},{"path":27,"uuid":462,"storyId":463,"fullSlug":28,"slug":464,"title":26,"description":465,"date":466,"image":467,"authors":469,"youtube":471,"body":-1},"dbf084be-3eb2-46d1-9c16-f4a66f47cd5b",214855104149413,"albacore-surfing-jacob-pedrana","Jacob Pedrana pushing the Albacore at Sunshine Beach ","2013-01-03 00:00",{"src":468,"alt":26},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F9990bde4bf\u002Ffinless-corkys-4.jpg",[470],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=gXFClyof1BQ",{"path":191,"uuid":473,"storyId":474,"fullSlug":192,"slug":475,"title":190,"description":476,"date":477,"image":478,"authors":480,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"a768d92b-b33c-4fb1-8143-d150234bfd77",214855221553103,"surfie-odyssey-photos","Family surf photos ","2012-11-07 00:00",{"src":479,"alt":190},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Ffed68329ac\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-2.jpg",[481],{"name":306},{"path":47,"uuid":483,"storyId":484,"fullSlug":48,"slug":485,"title":46,"description":222,"date":477,"image":486,"authors":488,"youtube":490,"body":-1},"f4653fd6-b010-44ef-a7fe-4568c297cd1d",214855119345578,"camel-seaglass-ripper",{"src":487,"alt":46},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fb93d6b1edb\u002Fcamel-seaglass-ripper-1.jpeg",[489],{"name":306},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=GrciZl9hLuM",{"path":187,"uuid":492,"storyId":493,"fullSlug":188,"slug":494,"title":186,"description":495,"date":496,"image":497,"authors":499,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"79e7f803-1bc0-40b5-a180-25295b12f29f",214855223769040,"surfie-odyssey","Surfing for fun!","2012-10-20 00:00",{"src":498,"alt":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fd8f94f3781\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-2.jpg",[500],{"name":306},{"path":199,"uuid":502,"storyId":503,"fullSlug":200,"slug":504,"title":198,"description":505,"date":506,"image":507,"authors":509,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"c80118b6-34ad-4fb1-a5ad-1d720c1d161e",214855228872658,"tom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf","My business is surfboards and it can actually take me far away from the pure fun of surfing. Belly boarding the Surfie or the shorter alaias bring me back to my inner child and my first love of surfing.","2012-07-01 00:00",{"src":508,"alt":198},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fdde1db72f7\u002Fsurfie-bellyboards-5.jpg",[510],{"name":306},{"path":15,"uuid":512,"storyId":513,"fullSlug":16,"slug":514,"title":515,"description":516,"date":517,"image":518,"authors":521,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"05a804fa-275a-4368-8b26-9d7e8f4956d9",214855096006562,"alaia-wins-living-smart-solutions-award-tom-wegener-surfboards-green-factory","Alaia wins Sunshine Coast Living Smart Solutions Award ","Tom Wegener Surfboards wins from a green factory! ","2012-06-18 00:00",{"src":519,"alt":520},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F44b67dc295\u002Falaia-wins-living-smart-solutions-award-tom-wegener-surfboards-green-factory-1.jpg","Alaia wins Sunshine Coast Living Smart Solutions Award",[522],{"name":306},{"path":139,"uuid":524,"storyId":525,"fullSlug":140,"slug":526,"title":138,"description":527,"date":528,"image":529,"authors":531,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"2471ce29-571b-4e45-b189-ed33ab747eb4",214855188424642,"perfect-day-finless-sliders","Noosa's inside section turned on for the finless slider in April, 2012","2012-05-13 00:00",{"src":530,"alt":138},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F81540de0ac\u002Ftom-wegener-alaias-and-surfie-surfboards-small-surf-1.jpg",[532],{"name":306},{"path":23,"uuid":534,"storyId":535,"fullSlug":24,"slug":536,"title":22,"description":537,"date":538,"image":539,"authors":541,"youtube":543,"body":-1},"fafd710f-5bbe-470d-9c05-87cac5c14c7a",214855101134756,"albacore-fun-machine","The Seaglass Project Albacore is nearly here! ","2012-04-18 00:00",{"src":540,"alt":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F600x900\u002F3db40e79ae\u002Fjake-albacore.jpg",[542],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rjZALgJ23gU",{"path":39,"uuid":545,"storyId":546,"fullSlug":40,"slug":547,"title":38,"description":548,"date":549,"image":550,"authors":552,"youtube":554,"body":-1},"466f88d7-8e7c-45da-afb1-1582d132b257",214855112091560,"albacores-byron-bay","Filmed, edited and written by 12 year old Fin Wegener. ","2012-04-13 00:00",{"src":551,"alt":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1d1de355ae\u002Falaias-paipos-and-albacores-years-focus-3.jpg",[553],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ix3AuW0wRaA",{"path":31,"uuid":556,"storyId":557,"fullSlug":32,"slug":558,"title":30,"description":559,"date":560,"image":561,"authors":563,"youtube":565,"body":-1},"6ffe8d8a-67c5-4f45-bb92-2c26479465bd",214855107127206,"albacore-video","Albacore shredders and the Wegener Family on a fun day in Noosa's high season. ","2012-01-06 00:00",{"src":562,"alt":30},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F6997c04d47\u002Fnoosa-festival-surfing-highlights-2013-3.jpg",[564],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=O9RmkfRuVKk",{"path":215,"uuid":567,"storyId":568,"fullSlug":216,"slug":569,"title":570,"description":571,"date":572,"image":573,"authors":575,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"9af1008b-8740-4b05-9364-35b51f5cac1d",214855238981590,"wooden-surfboards-and-more","Wooden Surfboards and more ...","Thoughts from the Byron Bay Surf Festival 2011\n\n","2011-10-30 00:00",{"src":574,"alt":570},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F2e5ef43677\u002Fwooden-surfboards-and-more-1.jpg",[576],{"name":306},{"path":211,"uuid":578,"storyId":579,"fullSlug":212,"slug":580,"title":581,"description":582,"date":583,"image":584,"authors":586,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"3ebaa157-f136-4476-a297-ff1d98db084f",214855235942357,"wood-bodyboards-english-and-japanese","Wood Bellyboards: English and Japanese","Maximum enjoyment from the little wood bellyboard.","2011-08-30 00:00",{"src":585,"alt":581},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1941x1215\u002F425c8f1c43\u002Fclose-up-champs-2009.JPG",[587],{"name":306},{"path":59,"uuid":589,"storyId":590,"fullSlug":60,"slug":591,"title":592,"description":593,"date":594,"image":595,"authors":597,"youtube":599,"body":-1},"1a27f8b1-593f-48de-8e1a-b6f01f56063f",214855127496621,"creation-plantation-tv-number-1-you-need-get-roundtoit","You Need To Get A Roundtoit!","A quirky look at Tom and Finley Wegener goofing around in the Creation Plantation. ","2011-08-18 00:00",{"src":596,"alt":592},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F0d854bd538\u002Fplankton-noserider-and-alaias-finished-week-5.jpg",[598],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ewLs0Ae2h2A",{"path":11,"uuid":601,"storyId":602,"fullSlug":12,"slug":603,"title":10,"description":604,"date":605,"image":606,"authors":608,"youtube":610,"body":-1},"c893377e-654c-4ad3-979d-77cd0cfd3d9f",214855092750241,"2011-australian-international-best-design-award-seaglass-project-tuna","The Seaglass Project took out the Australian International Design Award. ","2011-07-26 00:00",{"src":607,"alt":10},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F1e4527878d\u002Falbacore-1.jpg",[609],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=DkOHVqsHPbs",{"path":87,"uuid":612,"storyId":613,"fullSlug":88,"slug":614,"title":86,"description":615,"date":616,"image":617,"authors":619,"youtube":621,"body":-1},"491e02ca-1acc-4208-9cdd-8e2a8f7a988d",214855149795252,"first-filmed-session-alaia-number-1","Tom Wegener, filmed in Noosa, surfing the alaia.","2011-06-19 00:00",{"src":618,"alt":86},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002Fba97885111\u002Fsurfie-art-sunday-and-surfing-tom-6.jpg",[620],{"name":306},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=rqyk9SW8qQ8",{"path":167,"uuid":623,"storyId":624,"fullSlug":168,"slug":625,"title":166,"description":626,"date":627,"image":628,"authors":630,"youtube":-1,"body":-1},"6770fa52-f474-40b4-be88-7298bfc9b5a9",214855207389129,"suction-tension-hang-ten","Suction + Tension... by Tom Wegener in 1998 was translated into three languages and read widely around the world. ","1998-10-01 00:00",{"src":629,"alt":166},"https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F294641482445311\u002F500x716\u002F4cbd5bbd2c\u002Fhang-ten-by-potter-copy.jpg",[631],{"name":306},{"title":233,"description":633,"navigation":634,"social":-1,"archiveTitle":233,"archiveDescription":635,"periodLine":636,"wtcJournalLabel":637,"wtcJournalUrl":278,"ctaCardTitle":638,"ctaCardDescription":639,"ctaCardLinkLabel":640,"preFooterTitle":641,"preFooterCtaLabel":642,"sidebarIndexTitle":643,"sidebarIndexSubtitle":644,"sidebarIndexLinkLabel":645,"sidebarSingleTitle":646,"sidebarSingleSubtitle":647,"sidebarSingleLinkLabel":648},"Stories and updates from Tom Wegener Surfboards, 2011 to 2021. Newer articles on the WTC Journal.",{"label":233,"to":6,"icon":222,"order":234},"Stories, updates, and notes from the workshop, 2011 to 2021.","2011 to 2021","For new articles, visit the Wegener Tool Co. Journal","Looking for new articles?","This blog is closed to new posts as of 2026. For Tom's current writing — shaping notes, surf trips, and tool reviews — read on at the Wegener Tool Co. Journal.","Read the WTC Journal →","Shop surfboards, timber, and tools at Wegener Tool Co.","Shop WTC →","All posts","Blog home","View all posts →","Recent blog posts","From the archive","More →",1791341684603]